With the ending of the first six weeks and the beginning of a new, Ruston Elementary is now in full swing and experiencing positive changes. We are pleased to have organizations such as Lincoln ACHIEVE, Big Brothers and Sisters and our Community Readers to assist students with achievement. Having readers visit our school, our students are able to strengthen reading skills and build reading confidence. Children are also shown how to become productive citizens.

Several people in the audience were in tears at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Veterans Day program held Tuesday at the National Guard Armory as Ernie Stevens, director of the Lincoln Parish Military museum and decorated Vietnam War vet, told of his experiences and the friends he lost during the war.

New Orleans native Chelsea Hayes shattered the school record in the 100-meter dash and recorded the second best long jump in school history, as Louisiana Tech’s track and field programs made a strong showing at the LSU Alumni Gold meet Saturday.